¶Pilate therefore said to them, “Take him yourselves, and judge him
according to your law.”¶Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is
not lawful for us to put anyone to death,”[a]

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a Cf. Jn. 10:31: The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me? 33 The Jews answered him, It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God (ESV).

¶Pilate therefore said to him, “Are you a king then?”¶Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”